Pieces o' Eight are the currency used throughout the Caribbean.
Secret of Monkey Island[]
Acquisition[]
Guybrush Threepwood earns money by working the The Fantastic Flying Fettucini Brothers Circus. He can also earn a coin from the Men of Low Moral Fiber along with the Minutes.
Usage[]
Threepwood uses the money to buy a Sword, Shovel, and Breath Mints in the Mêlée Island Store. He also has to buy the Mêlée Island Treasure Map from the Citizen of Mêlée and pay for Sword Training at Captain Smirk's Big Body Pirate Gym. Finally he has the option to waste coins in the Grog Machine at Stan's Previously Owned Vessels.
LeChuck's Revenge[]
Acquisition[]
Threepwood earns money by working in The Bloody Lip Bar and Grill, and by cleaning Frank's pegleg. He can also earn a one-time money prize by winning in the Wheel of Fortune. Finally he can sell some previously bought items to the Antiques Dealer at The Booty Boutique, as well as the Spit Plaque for 5,000 pieces of eight.
Usage[]
On Scabb Island, Guybrush spends one piece of eight on Wood Polish from Woody, one piece of eight per drink from The Bloody Lip Bar and Grill, and 20 pieces of eight for endless voyages from Captain Dread. On Phatt Island, he can play the Wheel of Fortune game for one piece of eight. On Booty Island, he makes multiple purchases from The Booty Boutique, and spends an enormous amount on chartering a ship from Kate Capsize.
Return to Monkey Island[]
Acquisition[]
Threepwood has a purse full ready for small purchases.
History[]
The Spanish dollar (also known as the "piece of eight" or the eight real coin) is the silver coin, worth eight reales, that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. It was legal tender in the United States until an Act of the United States Congress discontinued the practice in 1857. Through widespread use in Europe the Americas and the Far East, it became the first world currency by the late 18th century. Many existing currencies, such as the Canadian dollar, United States dollar and the Chinese yuan, as well as currencies in Latin America and the Philippines are based on the Spanish dollar.